At night, President Biden criticizes theSupreme Court's decision inTrump v. United States, which granted partial immunity to former presidentDonald Trump in the case of theCapitol invasion on January 6, 2021. President Biden calls the decision "a dangerous precedent" because the power of the presidency will no longer be limited by law.[1]
Supreme Court's Immunity Ruling
Tuesday,July 2
Wednesday,July 3
President Biden posthumously awards the Medal of Honor at the White House to PrivatesPhilip G. Shadrach andGeorge D. Wilson, the former American soldier who served during the Civil War.[2]
In a speech during a surprise appearance on a virtual call from the Democratic National Committee, President Biden responds topressure to give up running in the presidential election and says that he is not thinking about giving up. At night, President Biden meets with 24 Democratic governors.[3]
During a July 4 speech, President Biden says that he was “not going anywhere”. The speech is made after supporters in the audience chanted “keep up the fight”.[5]
With the help of a teleprompter to guests at theWhite House, President Biden indicates that he would not give up, he continues to face pressure from supporters and campaign donors to abandon the presidential race. His speech is afterDisney heiressAbigail Disney announces that she will cut off donations to the Democratic Party until the president drops out of the race.[6]
President Biden host 4th of July celebrations at the White House
Friday,July 5
In an interview withABC News, President Biden admits that he was not well prepared for thefirst presidential debate with Donald Trump. The Democrat also claims he was sick and blamed himself for the "bad episode".[7]
In a letter sent to lawmakers, President Biden confronts members of his party and again refuses the request of Democrats for him to give up running for re-election. In the two-page document, President Biden also urges Democrats to stop demanding him to drop out of the presidential race.[9]
In an interview to the American TV network NBC, President Biden criticizes Democrats who called for his withdrawal.[9]
Tuesday,July 9
At night, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden open NATO's anniversary ceremony, with an event taking place in theAndrew W. Mellon Auditorium, where the document that created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was signed in 1949. He meets heads of state and government from the 32 countries in Washington DC to celebrate the Western military alliance's 75th anniversary. At the opening of the event, President Biden gives a speech.[10][11]
President Biden and NATO leaders
Wednesday,July 10
President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with British prime ministerKeir Starmer at the White House.[12]
President Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Thursday,July 11
Minutes before an interview considered decisive and under pressure to drop out of the electoral race, President Biden accidentally addresses Ukrainian presidentVolodymyr Zelensky as "President Putin" during a NATO event in Washington.[13] In a rare press conference, Biden refers to his vice presidentKamala Harris asPresident Trump.[14]
An attempt by the House of Representatives to findUnited States Attorney GeneralMerrick Garland in "inherent contempt" falls short in a 204 to 210 vote, with four Republicans voting with all Democrats to oppose the measure.[15] The resolution would have imposed a fine of $10,000 per day on Garland for defying a congressional subpoena until he handed over audio of former special counselRobert Hur’s interview with President Biden.[16]
Friday,July 12
At a rally in Detroit, Michigan, President Biden says that he is the Democratic nominee for the presidential election and that he will not abandon voters.[17]
Saturday,July 13
President Biden makes a statement after theattempted assassination of his opponent former presidentDonald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. In a document released by theWhite House, President Biden also praises the American Secret Service and condemns the act of violence. Earlier, in a document released by the White House, President Biden already says that he is "grateful to know that Donald Trump is safe and well".[18] President Biden talks by phone with Donald Trump after an attack in Pennsylvania.[19]
President Biden delivers remarks on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump
Sunday,July 14
In the speech at theWhite House, President Biden says that he ordered an independent review into the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.[20]
President Biden addresses the nation on prime-time television in the Oval Office for a third time concerning the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.[21]
President Biden addresses the nation on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump
In an interview withNBC News, President Biden says that it was a "mistake" to say he wanted to put a "bullseye" on Republican candidate Donald Trump, the target of an attack in Pennsylvania.[22]
Tuesday,July 16
Wednesday,July 17
President Biden tests positive forCOVID-19, causing him to cancel an appearance at aUnidosUS conference inLas Vegas.[23]
In an interview withBET News presenterEd Gordon, President Biden says that he would consider abandoning his re-election candidacy if his doctors found he had a "medical condition" that would prevent him from serving another term as president.[24]
Thursday,July 18
Friday,July 19
The White House physician said in a letter that President Biden is recovering well from COVID and is continuing the use ofPaxlovid.[25]
Saturday,July 20
Sunday,July 21
President Biden calls Slovenian prime ministerRobert Golob, just an hour before announcing his withdrawal from the presidential race, to request a pardon for two Russian spies to be included in the biggest prisoner exchange between Russia and the West since the Cold War.[26]
President Biden announces, via a letter posted onX, that he willexit the 2024 presidential race and gave his full endorsement of vice presidentKamala Harris to be his successor.[27] Vice President Harris launches hercampaign and becomes the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party the next day.[28]
With Biden out of the presidential race,U.S. RepresentativeDean Phillips proposed a straw poll of delegates ahead of the Democratic National Convention to determine the party's top four presidential contenders, who would then take part in four town halls outlining their platforms.[29] After the town halls, the delegates would vote to choose the nominee.[30][31]
RepresentativeLauren Boebert demands "proof of life" from President Biden, amid speculation he may be seriously ill or deceased as he has not been seen in person since July 17.[32]
Tuesday,July 23
President Biden returns to the White House after 5 days in isolation due to his COVID-19 diagnosis.[33]
The New York Times reported that Biden's main opponent in the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries, RepresentativeDean Phillips, "found himself “deplatformed,” taken off the ballot in some states, and rarely invited on television to make his case."[34]
TheUnited States House of Representatives votes 220-196 to pass a resolution condemning the Biden administration, and Vice PresidentKamala Harris in particular, for their handling of the U.S. Southern border. Six Democrats voted with all Republicans in the House to pass the resolution.[36][37]
President Biden announces a plan from his government to reform the Supreme Court of the United States and eliminatelife tenure for judges.[38]
Tuesday,July 30
During a phone call, President Biden and Brazilian presidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva demand that the Venezuelan government immediately release complete, transparent and detailed electoral data to guarantee a fraud-free result in theVenezuelan presidential election.[39]
Also during a phone call, President Biden thanks Lula for the joint work on the Partnership for Workers’ Rights and confirms his attendance at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on 18–19 November.[40]
President Biden is asked by a journalist and says that he agrees the idea of the new elections in Venezuela which was suggested by Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.[43][44]
Friday,August 16
In a letter sent to President Biden, thirty former heads of state say that Venezuelan Nicolás Maduro is trying to gain time and reject the idea of new elections in Venezuela.[45]
President Biden is a keynote speaker at theDemocratic National Convention inChicago. During a speech on the convention's first day, he says that democracy needs to be preserved. He criticizes Republican nominee former presidentDonald Trump and praises Democratic presidential nominee vice presidentKamala Harris.[46]
Tuesday,August 20
U.S. senatorBob Menendez resigns after being found guilty of conspiracy by a public official to act as a foreign agent.[47]
Wednesday,August 21
Thursday,August 22
Friday,August 23
President Biden says that he will be sending Ukraine a new military aid package. A statement marks the Ukrainian Independence Day on the next day.[48][49]
President Biden condemns the large-scale missile attack on Ukraine by Russia which took place on the same day, in which it deployed hundreds of missiles and drones.[50]
Tuesday,August 27
Wednesday,August 28
The United States Supreme Court declines to revive President Biden's student debt relief plan, giving a boost to Republican-led states that have sued to block it.[51]
President Biden says that he was "devastated and outraged" by the news of the deaths of 23-year-old Israeli-American citizenHersh Goldberg-Polin and the other hostages, who were kidnapped by the terrorist group Hamas in theOctober 7, 2023 attacks.[52]
President Biden says that he believes Israeli prime ministerBenjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure a deal with Hamas for the release of Israeli hostages in theGaza Strip. He speaks with reporters at the White House after Israeli forces recovered the bodies of six Hamas hostages, including 23-year-old Israeli-American citizenHersh Goldberg-Polin, from a tunnel in Gaza.[53]
Tuesday,September 3
In the speech at the White House, President Biden says that he condemns this deplorable attack in the strongest possible terms. His statement comments the Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Poltava, which resulted in the deaths of more than 50 people and left dozens injured.[54]
Wednesday,September 4
The Biden administration accuses Russia of trying to interfere in the 2024 presidential election in the United States. The Department of Treasury of the United States announces sanctions and other measures against Russian state news agencies and the hacker group for interfering with the 2024 presidential election in the United States.[55][56]
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says that Russian president Vladimir Putin knew about the actions of the state news agency RT to influence the presidential election in the United States.[57]
Thursday,September 5
President Biden visits the Vernon Electric Cooperative, in Westby, Wisconsin.[58]
The Biden administration sends Congress a classified report on its strategy for the war in Ukraine, months after a June deadline mandated in a multibillion-dollar spending bill lawmakers passed in April.[59]
Tuesday,September 10
Secretary of StateAntony Blinken talks a news conference in London that President Biden is "not ruling out" allowing Ukraine to fire missiles deep into Russian territory.[60]
The Biden administration imposes sanctions on 16 members of the Venezuelan government and the country's judiciary close to Venezuelan PresidentNicolás Maduro in retaliation for the country's electoral process, which Washington called fraudulent.[63]
Friday,September 13
President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with British prime ministerKeir Starmer at the White House to discuss whether to allow Kiev to use US ATACMS or British Storm Shadow missiles against targets in Russia.[64][65]
At the White House, President Biden says that attacks on Haitians in the United States “have to stop”. His statement is made after Republican presidential nominee former presidentDonald Trump reiteratedfalse claims that Haitian immigrants from the country were eating neighbors’ pets, such as dogs and cats.[66]
Secretary of StateAntony Blinken says that theUnited States will impose sanctions on three entities and two individuals linked to a Russian campaign to destabilize countries around the world.[67]
President Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
President Biden says that the United States Secret Service needs help and more agents, following the allegedassassination attempt on Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump. Due to the episode, the United States Secret Service agency was criticized for not detecting the suspect, who was found just a few meters from the golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump was playing a game.[68]
Tuesday,September 17
Wednesday,September 18
The FBI says that an investigation by its intelligence service and other agencies of the United States has found that Iran tried to influence the country's presidential election by sending stolen documents from Donald Trump to Joe Biden's campaign. Iranian government denies attempted interference.[69]
President Biden holds a meeting with Ukrainian presidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.[74]
President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.[75]
U.S. RepresentativeRashida Tlaib calls onUnited States Secretary of StateAntony Blinken to resign in a social media post, citing the ProPublica story alleging he had rejected internal government findings about Israel blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza. The internal findings, ProPublica reported, could have implications for U.S. military aid to Israel because of U.S. laws — which require an end to weapons shipments to countries that block U.S.-backed humanitarian aid.[76][77]
President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
The Pentagon says that the United States will send more troops and fighter jets to theMiddle East to bolsterIsrael's security and, if necessary, defend its ally in the region.[78]
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